Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Nellie Marie Potterbaum
Feb 18, 2014
May 12, 1913 - Feb. 18, 2014 ELKHART — Nellie Marie Potterbaum, 100, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, in her residence. She was born in Belknap, Ill., on May 12, 1913, to Thomas F. and Mary (Johnson) Bost. Survivors include her daughter, Pauline (Emerson) DeFord of Elkhart; son Jack Sanders of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; two brothers, Carl Bost...
Mae Shantz
Feb 16, 2014
May 14, 1924 - Feb. 16, 2014 ELKHART — Mae Shantz, 89, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her bedside Sunday evening, Feb. 16. She was married to DeWayne Shantz for more than 50 years. Survivors include her two sons, Gregory (Doris) Shantz of Portland, Ore., and Randal J. (Justine) Shantz of Elkhart; daughter Karen...
Carole R. Stuck
Feb 16, 2014
ELKHART — Carole R. Stuck, 78, of Elkhart, passed away from natural causes at Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend at 1:12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. She was born in Elkhart on July 24, 1935, to the late Raymond and Mildred (Archer) Sherman. She married Clifford L. Stuck on June 5, 1954, in Elkhart. He preceded her in...
Lynette Marie Carter
Feb 15, 2014
Aug. 7, 1966 - Feb. 15, 2014 NOXAPATER, Miss. — Lynette Marie (Perry) Carter, 47, of Noxapater and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Feb. 15 in her residence. Lynette was born Aug. 7, 1966, in Elkhart to Charles and Karen (Frame) Perry. Lynette married Rob G. Carter on Sept. 21, 2002 in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Rob survives, as well as...
David Eugene Simon
Feb 14, 2014
June 1, 1981 - Feb. 14, 2014 ELKHART — David Eugene Simon, 32, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 14, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 1, 1981, in Elkhart to Earnest Sr. and Violet A. (Tyler) Simon. In addition to his parents, survivors include four brothers, Earnest Simon Jr. and Christopher (Angela) Simon, both of Pasco,...
Annbelle Carreon Trujillo
Feb 11, 2014
BRISTOL — Annbelle Carreon Trujillo, 48, of Bristol, passed away in her home at 6:37 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 11, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 17, 1965, in Sinton, Texas, to the late Pedro Saldana and Irma Carreon Gonzales, of Bristol. She later married Valentin Trujillo Mar. 1, 2002 in Elkhart. He survives at home. Also surviving is...
Thomas Herschel Shalley Jr.
Feb 7, 2014
ELKHART — Thomas Herschel Shalley Jr., 84, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 11:25 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. He was born in Mishawaka on Aug. 28, 1929, to the late Thomas H. Shalley Sr. and Marian (Miller) Schoof. Surviving are his children, Thomas (Debbie) and Kevin Shalley, both of Elkhart...
Danny L. Tevlin
Feb 5, 2014
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Danny L. Tevlin, 59, of Edwardsburg, passed away at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital. He was born Nov. 24, 1954, in Elkhart, to Owen F. and Betty J. (Wogomon) Tevlin. On May 27, 1978, he married his soul mate, Melanie (Francel) Tevlin, in Elkhart. In addition to his wife and mother, survivors...
Deaires "D" Daquan Pratcher
Feb 4, 2014
FORT WAYNE — Deaires Daquan "D" Pratcher, 18, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Elkhart, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Feb. 4, following a brief illness. He was born in Elkhart on Dec. 3, 1995, to Bruce McDowell Jr. and Yalonda D. Pratcher. They survive him. Also surviving are his brothers, Bruce King, Bruce...
Burton "Burt" Gene Boomershine
Feb 3, 2014
ELKHART — Burton Gene "Burt" Boomershine, 85, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital on Monday, Feb. 3, following an extended illness. He was born in Elkhart on Sept. 11, 1928, to the late Noble R. and Emma (Howard) Boomershine. On Jan. 28, 1948, he married the love of his life, Allice J. Grove, in Elkhart. She survives at...
Paul William Lunderg
Feb 3, 2014
ELKHART — Paul William Lundberg, 61, of Elkhart, was found passed away in his home after an extended illness at 7:28 a.m. Feb. 3. He was born in South Bend on Feb. 19, 1952, to the late Devon and Stella Lundberg. Survivors include his daughters, Amber Lundberg of Elkhart and Bambi (Barry) Dean of Lafayette, as well as his companion...
Allen K. Jackson
Feb 2, 2014
ELKHART — Mr. Allen K. Jackson, 47, of Elkhart, was found passed away in his home at 6:51 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. He had been in ill health for some time. He was born in Elkhart on June 20, 1966, to the late Helen (Smith) Jackson. Surviving are his children, Allen K. Jackson Jr., Xavier Jackson, Antwon and Antonio Jackson,...
Edward L. Stout
Feb 2, 2014
Edward L. Stout, 78, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away Sunday morning, February 2, 2014 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born on January 11, 1936 in Ft. Wayne to the late Lawrence and Madelyn (Curley) Stout. In addition to his parents, a son Rick Stout preceded him in death. Edward married his high school sweetheart, Shirley A. Higley on March...
Charles E. Amadeo Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
GOSHEN — Charles Edwin Amadeo Jr., 73, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 17, 1940, in Goshen to Charles E. Amadeo and Mary A. (Moriarty) Amadeo. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Amadeo of Goshen; son Charles E. III (Meg) Amadeo of Syracuse; two daughters, Angel (Tracy) Jacobs of Goshen and...
Carmell R. Miller
Feb 1, 2014
GOSHEN — Carmell R. Miller, 48, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born June 14, 1965, in Middlebury, Vt., to Robert A. Kenny and Ruth A. (Ayer) Baier. On Nov. 4, 1989, she married Jeffrey A. Miller in Elkhart. Surviving are her husband, Jeffrey A. Miller, son Justin A. Miller and...
Bradley Gene Grove
Jan 31, 2014
Bradley Gene Grove, 50, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, January 31, 2013 in Shipshewana. He was born December 21, 1963 in Elkhart to James E. Grove and Patricia S. Eskew. In addition to his parents, other survivors include 1 brother, Alan Grove of Elkhart; 3 sisters, Terrie Fraher of Madison, TN, Darlene Amerson of Carrabelle, FL and Rashell Severy of...
Susan Marie Spahn
Jan 30, 2014
ELKHART — Susan Marie Spahn, 52, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30, in her home after an apparent heart attack. Susan was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 14, 1961, to Louis and Diana (Sutter) Felicioni. Susan married James Spahn on June 15, 1985, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Elkhart Jim survives, as do...
George F. Loney
Jan 26, 2014
ELKHART — George F. Loney, 94, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Elkhart General Hospital. George was born on Jan. 30, 1919, in Bourbon to the late Jacob Oscar and Zua (Bearss) Loney. Surviving is his faithful loving wife, Marjorie, whom he married Sept. 3, 1938 in Roseland. They were blessed to have...
Jacob W. Johnson
Jan 25, 2014
BRISTOL- Jacob W. Johnson, 34, of Bristol, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born December 22, 1979 in Elkhart to Gerald W. "Jerry" and Pamela J. (Hostetler) Johnson. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Pamela Johnson of Bristol; brother, Aaron (Layna) Johnson of Elkhart; sister, Amy Johnson...
Lidia Dolzan
Jan 25, 2014
Aug. 22, 1928 - Jan. 25, 2014 ELKHART — Lidia Dolzan, 85, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, in Elkhart. She was born Aug. 22, 1928, to Andrey and Olga (Schtompel) Horbenko near Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Her family survived the Ukrainian Genocide Famine of the 1930s, during which seven million Ukrainians died because of Stalin's artificial famine. During World War II, Lidia's...
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